Dough-divider.



; UNITED .1 erm ne PATENT OFFICE;

FRANK STREIOH, OFGHIGAGQ, JILLQINO'IS, assisnon, BYMESNE assronnnnrs, ToCHAMPION MACHINERY COMPANY, or JOL-IET, Irma orah conPoRA'HoN OFILLINQIS.

I DOUGH-DIVIDER.

- T all whom it. may concern;-

Be it known that I, FRANK STREIcH, citi zen of the United States,residing at Chicago,

in'the county of Cook and State of Illinois,- have invented certain newand. useful Improvem'ents in Don h Dividers, of which the following isa. speci cation.

This invention relates to machines for di- "viding masses ofbread'dough' into lumps of l 10,

uniform size, densityand weight.

The-especial object of the improvements .'hereinafter set forth is toproduce a machine of thischaracter of comparatively chea *nonstructi'on'and simple. operation; whic whichthe lumps will be scaled accurately;.in which lumps of various predetermined; size may be produced'tby asimple adjustzbj'mentof the parts in which the compression l will dividea mass of dough uicklyand do: liver same in. lumps toan en less carrier;in

and division of the mass of dough W1 be performed in a manner that willnot kill or express the; ases which constitute the life of the doug1,-and in which there will'be a:

minimum contact betweedthe mechanical parts and the'dough.

p In the accompanying drawings which fo'r napart of this application;Figure l'is' a perspective view of ray-improved ,doug'h divider showingthe parts in one position; Fig.

. v '2 is a perspective view of the machine'showshown in ing certainarts ina position reverse to that ig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinalvertical section through the mach1ne, and

Fig. 4 is a cross section substantially on the lines 44- of Fig. 3

' Referring to the details of the drawings,

1,1, re resent the side and cross pieceSres ective y of the main frameof my machin secured together to provide a rigi and su stantial supportfor t 1e same bein suitabl I h the operative parts.

1 1", represent brackets which extend forwardly and' upwardly from themain frame 'of the machine and serve I as supports forthe parts to bedescribed. I

of cast iron end of said; hopper extending over the A stud shaft3 issecured in each side of the frame of the machine and extends outwardlytherefrom. Entending transversely of the frame is a ma n dr ve shaft 4.

Specification of Letters P e. Application and July 21, 1:965. ses me.270383.

Patented June 23, 1908.

one si. e; only of the machine.

Mounted on each 'of the s'tud-shaftsB'are 15 re resents a stud shaftextending from":

levers- 6 one of which has two arms and on the outer end ofthe shorterarm 6 of which, is mounted a roller which is jarrangedina groove in theface of a cam 16 mounted'on' the shaft 4.

7. represents a 'hollow piston which is mounted in 'a suitable slidewayformed between the bed plate 1 and a parallel plate 1. The forward orinner end of the iston is formed at an acute angle as shown in Fig. 3'1

and the outer or rear end is mounted 'onthe shaft-7* which extendstransversely of the machine and at the rear ofsame, and has pivotedthereon arms 8-the other ends ,of

which are pivotally connectedwith the upper vend ofthe longer armof theleners 6.. I I l represents a thickened ortion of'the upper part. of theframeattie base of the hopper 2," and extending therefrom upwardly. andforwardly, are brackets 9 "the upper edges of which are formed withoverhanging I'D-represents a cylinder provided with" trunnions 10. whichare journaled in the thickened portionof the frameof mynaig chine asshown in Fig; 4. Tlie ,.cylin'de'r is a formed with a plurality ofcompartments;or chambers 10 which'are separated from each other byarallel' shown in i igs. 3 and 4. a v v 11 represents a. plurality ofreciprocating 'plungers the heads of which are adapted to plun ers arepivoted at thei'r out-er ends on the s aft 11 on theends of which arerol 11. V

12 12', re ably journa ed in the bosses 12 formed on .the outer face of'the main frame members I Ektendmg upwardly as shown in Fig. 4.

resent shafts. rockably and slid partitions 1 as clearly .90,slidesnugly in the chambers 10". Thise and inwardly from the forwardends of theshafts 12 arecurved fingers 12!. Adjustably mounted on the'rear portion of the shafts 12 are upwardly extending 12- represents adog' which is a justably secured on each of 'the shafts 12 and has itsupper end extending upwardly so as to en? mounted on thegage bar 13 thelatter beingsecured to the frame of the machine at the face a suitablescale.

base of the hopper' a'nd having on'its outer (pins 12".

gage the guide 13 which is adjustably I 14 represents a segmental gearwhich 'is' keyed on one end of the shaft andis 's'o end of the shaft 17ends of the brackets] 1 carriesabelt 17 which runs arrangedas to haveits teeth mesh with similar teeth .formed on the: upper end of the leverwhich is rockably mounted on the on the shaft 17 is aroller 17 whichcarries an endless apron 18 which also runs over a similar roller 17mounted 6n the shaft 17, journaled in the frame as shown in Fig. 3.Power is communicated to the machine from-an suitable source by thetight and loose pu leys 5*;5, mounted on the shaft 5.

5-represents a small pinion mounted on the shaft -5 withinjhe frameofthe machine and the teeth of said pinion mesh with the gear l fixed onthe shaft 4.

- will be driven and with A machine constructed substantially asdescribed ,will operate as follows :Power being applied ,to the pulley5, the shaft 5 it the pinion 5 I .which in turn will drive the gear sandthe shaft 4 .on=whi ch the cam.

16 is mountedi Upon therotation of the cam 16, moti'cn'will be given'tothe levers 6 ahd 15 throu h the contact of the rollers mounted I saidevers with the grooved face of the cam as willbe readily understood, husreciprocating said levers. The. levers 6 through their respectiveconnectingbars 8 will-reciprocate the shaft 7.

and thus cause a corresponding reciprocating movement to the shafts 12.

a lever 15 through its gear connection with the segment 14 will rock theshaft- 10? and, with said shaft, the chambered cylinder 10. Upon theforward movement of the I shaft 12 the fingers 12 will-engage therollers11 which are mounted near the ends of the shaft 11 and thus pushforwardly saidshaft and with-'it the plungers 11. VYhen the,plungers'have been moved forwardly the dee I sired distance the dogs 12will ride over (the gages l3 and thus cause the shafts '12-to rockintheir bearings and thereby throw fingers 12 outwardly and disengage themfrom the rollers 11 thus limitingthe forward or outward movement of theplungers] 11.

At the same time that the plungersare being moved outwardly as shown,-the piston 7 will inove forwardly through the operation of the shaft 7rods Sand levers 6 and a fportion of the dough in the hopper 2 will be 0wardly into the chambers 10 and at the same time the piston will cutoifthemain operation of the dough as may be required to of predeterminedweight.

. The construction and arrangement of the rced for- I portion of thedough in the upper portion'ofv the hopper; After the plungers havereached the limit'of their outward movement the lever 15will act on thesegment 14' to rock the shaft '10" and" thus partially rotate thecylinder 10 so as to bring the plungers in a v'ertical position as shownin Fig. 2. The Weight 0 these plungers,- coupled with the positiveco-action of the flange 9 'on'the rollers 11 will force the plungersdownwardly and thus expel the lum s of dou h in each of the chambers 1ping u on the apron 18 which is driven'by thepu ley 17 and shaft .17. fBy so gearing the parts that the plungers will move slightly inadvanceof the piston 7 it has'been found that the suction created by theplungers and due to the, partial vacuum in the chambers will-readilydraw the dough into the chambers iston 7 in feeding the dough into such0 'ambers and permitting the expansion of, the dough gases. .Thepeculiar shapeof the piston permits more dough to be fed downwardlytothe mouth of each chamber than is required to'fill same butitherotation of the cylinder will serve to into the chamberson the nextoperation.

,It will be apparent that the position of the gages 13* on the bars 13,regulates the throw of the plungers it being understood that theoutwardmovement of said plungers is 'efiected solely by the fingers 12', sothat, byadjusting the on said bars the p mge-rs may be controlled so. asto draw in to the chambers more or less produce lumps plungers renderseasy their withdrawal for cleaning and thus affords access to the charm.bers. lBy'removing the pins 12 the shaft piston 7 can also be readilyre- 7 and themoved. y V

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and 1. ,In adough divider, a hopper, a doughreceiving chamber communicating withsaidhopper, a" reciprocating piston arranged said chamber, anoscillating cylinder having dough measuring chambers extending trans-,versely therethrough, means for reciprocatin .said piston,, meansforoscillating said cylinder, plungers slidably andirem ovably" mountedin said measuring chambers, and means connected with said piston formoving said lungers outwardly. y 2. n a dough divider, a hoppe fia doughreceiving chamber communicating with said out off the excess dough whichwill be drawn- Iposition of the gages 13*- thus aiding the desiretosecure by Lete g hopper, a reciprocating piston, arranged in I saidchamber, an oscillating cylinder having dough measurin chambersextending there-' through, means or rcciprocatin said piston, means foroscillating said cyhn er, plungers and removably' mounted in said doughmeasuring chambers, adjnstable means (ionnected wi'th said piston formoving said receiving chamber communicating with said hoppenrareciprocating ",m' ns ,plungrs oi'itwardly, and means .for moving saidplnngers inwardly.-

:3. In a dough divider, a hopper, a dough iston mounted in machine, saidcylinder divided in-a plurality-of dough receiving chambers e'xtend'intransversely therethrough, a pluralityo =plu1igers arranged on a commonshaft and removablyanid' slidably mounted insaid doughreceiving.chambers,

an's operable by .said piston.

dough divider including a suitable d chamber, an oscillating eylin'derhaving end trunnions mounted in the frame of'said" Isnpporting'frame,aliopper arranged on said frame, a dough IBQQlVlIlg chamber oon munieating -With'said hopper a reoiprocating' pis-. ton mounted in, saidchamber, an oscillating chambered member, means for reciprocating said.p1ston,' means for oscillating said chamberedmember, plungersslidably mounted inthe ehambered--1nember, adjustable means for movingsaid plungers outwardly, said means connected with andigoperated,bysaid'piston, and means fol moving said plnng'ers inwardly said meansconneoted'w thsaid -fran1e.

In testimony whereof I affix my-signature Witnesses. r t

FRANK STREICH.

H--DE Los I'IIGMAN,

BENJAMIN.

